As for the selection rounds, I guess Fox wanted less episodes so they changed the format. It's still nothing like the original British show which, if you haven't seen, you should if you can. The latest season has just finished.

It's still about the drama much more than the cooking, which is a shame, but it does succeed in being probably the best of its kind on mainstream TV.

__________________"YOU! YES YOU! STAND STILL, LADDIE""How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?"

I couldn't believe they kept the lady that threw her waste all over the floor. That is pretty unacceptable and I can't believe she would cook like that at home.

I'd have tossed her on the spot.
Both for being a pig and cooking with her hair down loose.
In fact I would eliminate anyone who didn't tie their hair back first thing, and that includes hair obscuring their eyes to the point of having to toss it back every other second.
I understand wanting to look nice on TV but this is a deal breaker for me.

I thought messy girl was gone, too. I am also hoping to see drama queen Malibu guy gone soon.

I thought the new format was ok, but I did enjoy the one at a time tryouts they've done up to now. At least they started with 30 with the expectation that a bunch of them were going to be cut right out of the gate.

Yeah, you can always tell when somebody who is really cocky (i.e. Asian guy) that they will be one of the first ones to go. See ya - wouldn't wanna be ya.

Anybody going on the MasterChef cruise they advertised in the beginning? ha!

I thought I didn't like the selection shows, but I found that I missed it.

I, too, would have given messy trash girl the boot. What's worse, not salting before the dish was complete or throwing garbage all over the place? I know she got an apron, but her food must have been SPOT ON to keep her.

That guy with the crazy outfit who was doing the gastronomy stuff? Owen says "Why is he wearing his pajamas?"